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Haqqani network militants among 15 killed in latest air, ground operations At least 15 militants including three members of the notorious Haqqani terrorist network were killed during the latest operations conducted in past 24 hours.
Informed military sources said Saturday that the Afghanistanian Special Forces conducted a raid against Haqqani fighters in Terayzai district... |
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Pakistans PM Repeats Controversial Remarks On Afghanistan Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday repeated his controversial statement regarding an interim setup in Afghanistan to break the stalemate on peace, Pakistani media reported.
Addressing a rally in Jamrud, Khan said that he had given a brotherly advice to Afghanistan but he was slammed for... |
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Khalilzad Discusses Afghan Peace Process with Pakistani Officials The U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with Pakistans Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad on Friday and discussed the Afghan peace process.
Pakistans Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Khalilzad has briefed Qureshi on the outcome of Doha... |
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Afghanistanian Politicians To Meet Ghani And Khalilzad On Peace A number of prominent political leader will meet with with President Ashraf Ghani and Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, on Wednesday, sources confirmed.
Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf former Jihadi leader, former president Hamid Karzai, head of the High Peace... |
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US President Calls Afghanistan War Unfortunate and Ridiculous The US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the war in Afghanistan was "unfortunate" and "ridiculous" as he met with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House.
Trump said the U.S. and its NATO allies had also made "great strides in Afghanistan."
"I think weve made a lot of... |
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Afghans Will Set Limits For Talks: Ghani President Ashraf Ghani in meeting with civil society members and journalists at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday evening warned that pressure on government to act "illegally" regarding peace is not acceptable.
Ghani said peace has conditions and that Afghans will set the limits for talks. "The peace... |
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NATO Chief Insists On Afghan Govts Inclusion In Peace Process As the peace efforts are getting momentum in national and international level to find a political settlement for the Afghan conflict, the NATOs chief said the government of Afghanistan has to be part of the reconciliation process as he addressed a press conference in Brussels on Monday, April 1.
He... |
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Women Must Be At The Table In All Negotiations: Khalilzad The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, who arrived in Kabul on Sunday evening, held meetings with Afghan officials and members of the civil society on Monday and discussed the ongoing efforts for peace and the urgency of making progress in intra-Afghan talks.
His... |
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Interim Govt Not Under Discussion: Abdullah Amid the United States efforts for a political settlement to the ongoing war in Afghanistan as well as rumors about establishment of an interim government as part of the peace efforts, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday that the issue is not under consideration.
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Gen. Miller reaffirms support to Afghan forces, reiterates continued war against terrorism The Commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission and the US Forces in Afghanistan General Scott Miller reaffirmed the alliances support to Afghanistanian armed forces while reiterating continued war against terrorism.
The Office of Chief Executive of the Government of National Unity in a statement... |
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Resolve of Fatemiyoun Forces in Anti-Terror Fight Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei praised the Fatemiyoun corps, an all-Afghan unit involved in the fight against Takfiri terrorist groups, for their determination and steadfastness in confronting terrorism in the region.
"I have been informed that the Afghans are more unfaltering... |
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New SIGAR Report Casts Doubt On Peace Efforts Success A potential US-Taliban peace deal “will likely” fail to prevent Afghanistan from coping with terrorists and descending into a “narco-state,” the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) says in a new report issued Thursday.
SIGAR chief John... |
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Pakistani minister brands US ambassador to Afghanistan a little pygmy in Twitter row A Pakistani Minister has branded the US Ambassador to Afghanistan a ‘little pygmy in latest Twitter row which erupted following Prime Minister Imran Khans remarks regarding Afghan peace process and establishment of an interim government in Afghanistan.
The Human Rights Minister of Pakistan... |
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Khans Comments On Afghanistan Misinterpreted The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan in a statement on Wednesday said Prime Minister Imran Khans comments on Afghanistan have been reported out of context in the media, leading to unwarranted reaction from various quarters.
"In his comments, the PM had referred to Pakistans model where elections... |
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If we leave Afghanistan, we will leave together with NATO: Khalilzad The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has said the United States and NATO would Afghanistan together if it was decided to withdraw from the country.
He made the remarks in his latest statement posted on the official Twitter account of U.S. Special... |
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US officials confirm Afghanistanian NSA Hamdullah Mohib was summoned to State Department he US officials have confirmed that the National Security Adviser of Afghanistan Hamdullah Mohib was summoned to State Department over his remarks regarding U.S. reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan.
"Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale summoned Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah... |
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3 killed, 22 wounded in Kabul mortar attack Security officials confirm that a gathering has came under mortar attack in West of Kabul city this afternoon.
According to reports, the incident has taken place close to a gathering which was organized to mark the 24th death anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari.
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Ghani Slams Taliban, Pakistan for Recent Bombing in Kabul President Ashraf Ghani says those who brought suicide attacks to Afghanistan are responsible for the recent bombing in Kabul.
Ghani visited Kabul Emergency hospital last night to meet with the victims of Tuesdays attack in Uranus hall.
During his speech at the hospital, Ghani said: "Taliban cannot... |
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NATO commander discussed Ghazni security with the provincial officials The commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission Gen. Scott Miller met with the governor of southeastern Ghazni province and security officials of the province to hold talks regarding the security of the province.
According to the provincial government office, Governor Wahidullah Kalimzai shared... |
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Muhaqiq Agrees with Interim Govt on Condition Muhammad Muhaqiq Deputy Chief Executive of Afghanistan says he will support the establishment of an interim government if it is only for the purpose of facilitating peace talks and holding the upcoming presidential election.
"If the purpose of an interim government is to be a successor of the current... |
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43 Killed, 83 Wounded in Kabul Wedding Hall Explosion The explosion happened at about 6.15pm local time during a large gathering of people who were marking Prophet Mohammad’s birthday, officials said.
At least 43 people have been killed and 83 others wounded in an explosion inside a very large wedding hall on the airport road in Kabul... |
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EU Says Geneva Conference is An Important Opportunity The European Council said in a statement on Monday that the Geneva ministerial conference on Afghanistan on November27 and 28 November will be an important opportunity to take stock of progress on mutually agreed reforms made since the Brussels Conference in 2016 and set a forward-looking agenda for... |
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President Ghani met with the delegation of US House of Representatives President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Monday met with a delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives in Presidential Palace to discuss key issues of bilateral interest.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said the meeting took place on Monday evening during which the two sides held... |
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Casualties Feared As Explosion Rocks Kabul Early reports indicate that a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near Pashtunistan Square in Kabul city center on Monday, close to where hundreds of protesters had gathered.
The explosion took place close to the busy circle, which is in the same area as the ministries of finance and justice and... |
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Protesters gather near Presidential Palace in Kabul over recent wave of violence Hundreds of protesters marched through the night from the western parts of Kabul to the city center, close to the Presidential Palace, in protest against what they say is neglect on the part of government to secure large parts of Ghazni and Uruzgan provinces.
The protesters accuse government of not... |
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Military Helicopter Crashes In Farah Province Officials have confirmed that a military helicopter crashed this morning in Anar Dara district of Farah province.
According to 207 Zafar Military Corps spokesman Najibullah Najibi, two choppers had been flying together when the one crashed.
Najibi said at least 20 people were on board the chopper... |
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MoI Revises Pul-e-Charkhi Prison Blast Death Toll The ministry of interior said on Wednesday that six people had been killed and eight wounded in the explosion near Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul.
This was down from the seven deaths reported earlier by Kabul police chiefs spokesman Basir Mujahid who said at least 14 others were wounded.
MoI spokesman... |
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Four Civilians, Two Policemen Wounded in Kabul Suicide Bombing At least four civilians and two policemen wounded in a suicide bombing near IEC main office in Kabul, officials said.
The blast occurred at around 8 am in police district 9 of Kabul City.
Najib Danish, Spokesman of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that a suicide bomber attempted to target an IEC... |
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Afghan, Pakistani foreign ministers discuss deadly Kandahar attack The Afghan foreign minister Salahuddin Rabbani discussed the deadly Kandahar attack with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi during a telephone conversation today.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said the foreign minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi called the Afghan... |
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Three suspects arrested in connection to deadly Kandahar incident At least three people have been arrested in connection to the deadly incident in southern Kandahar province that left the Police Chief and Intelligence Chief of the province dead.
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a short statement confirmed that three suspects have been identified and arrested in... |
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